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Vibrate
Vi′brate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Vibrated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vibrating
.] 1.
To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing;
as, to
. vibrate
a sword or a staff2.
To mark or measure by moving to and fro;
as, a pendulum
. vibrating
seconds3.
To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
Breath vocalized, that is,
vibrated
or undulated, may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion. Holder.
Star to star
vibrates
light. Tennyson.
Vi′brate
,Verb.
I.
1.
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
2.
To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
3.
To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound;
as, a whisper
. vibrates
on the earPope.
4.
To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate;
as, a man
. vibrates
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vibrate
vibrate
English
Verb
vibrate (third-person singular simple present vibrates, present participle vibrating, simple past and past participle vibrated)
- To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
- To resonate.
- Her mind vibrates with excitement.
- To brandish; to swing to and fro.
- to vibrate a sword or a staff
- To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
- a pendulum vibrating seconds
- To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- Holder
- Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, may […] impress a swift, tremulous motion.
- Tennyson
- Star to star vibrates light.
- Holder
Related terms
Translations
to move with small movements rapidly
to resonate
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to brandish; to swing to and fro
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to mark or measure by moving to and fro
to set in vibration
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Noun
vibrate (uncountable)
- The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
- Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting.
Translations
External links
- vibrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vibrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911